Name: Roasted carrot bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 130 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 14
Ingredients: 1kg carrots, peeled and chopped; 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 tsp fine salt; 150g pepitas; 100g sunflower seeds; 11/2 cups wholemeal self-raising flour; 11/2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg; 2 sprigs rosemary, finely chopped; 1/2 cup dark brown sugar; 3 free-range eggs; 2 cups Greek yoghurt; 11/2 cups ricotta; Honey and edible flowers, to serve

Roasted carrot bread

Serve this beauty with whipped ricotta and honey

Serves 14

Prep

20M

Cook

2H 10M

Total

2H 30M

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Ingredients

1kg carrots, peeled and chopped

2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

2 tsp fine salt

150g pepitas

100g sunflower seeds

11/2 cups wholemeal self-raising flour

11/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

2 sprigs rosemary, finely chopped

1/2 cup dark brown sugar

3 free-range eggs

2 cups Greek yoghurt

11/2 cups ricotta

Honey and edible flowers, to serve

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C fan-forced (200°C conventional). Line two, 10 x 20cm loaf tins with baking paper.

Toss carrots with half of the oil and salt on an oven tray. Cover with foil, bake for 1 hour, remove foil and bake for a further 15 minutes. Cool completely.

Combine seeds in a food processor and pulse until a fine powder forms. Put in a bowl with flour, baking powder, spices and rosemary; stir well.

Puree carrots in a food processor with sugar, eggs and 11/2 cups of the yoghurt. Mix into the dry ingredients. Spoon into prepared loaf tins and set aside for 15 minutes. Bake for 50-55 minutes, until a skewer can be inserted and removed cleanly.

Put ricotta and remaining yoghurt in a small bowl and whisk well. Serve loaf sliced, with whipped ricotta, honey and edible flowers.

Roasted carrot bread with whipped ricotta — *(Credit: Photography Rob Palmer)*

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